Recognised as Colour
#9B9A98
- #9B9A98
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#9B9A98 is a grey with RGB values 155, 154, 152 and HSL 40°, 1%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#9B9A98#9B9A98
HEX#9B9A98
RGBrgb(155, 154, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.6039, 0.5961
RGB percentages60.8%, 60.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(40, 1.5%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 1.9%, 60.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 1.9%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,197,656
CSS custom property--colour: #9B9A98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#646567
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#98999B
Analogous#9B9998, #9B9B98
Triadic#989B9A, #9A989B
Split complementary#989B9B, #99989B
Tetradic#989B99, #98999B, #9B989B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R155
G154
B152
Red155 (60.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)1.48%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 9B · G 9A · B 98
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